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A gas leak has forced the evacuation of 200 people at a school for the disabled in New York City.
A Southern California man suspected of fatally punching his disabled relative as he sat in a wheelchair has been arrested for investigation of murder.
Priya Dua suffers from epilepsy, but she considers herself a hard worker who has not allowed her condition to derail her career. But her last job as an account manager for a San Diego company tested her resolve.
Nebraska's oft-criticized safety net for people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities may get a small funding increase next year despite Gov. Dave Heineman's recommendation to keep funding flat.
The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of "Proud Mary" and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fellow performer who must use his chair even when the music stops.
Disabled with severe cerebral palsy, 32-year-old Anne Lamic spends her days in southeastern France mostly in bed, surrounded by stuffed animals and dolls. She cannot speak or walk, and she sometimes has seizures.
A man has been charged with a felony for allegedly tethering his mentally disabled 14-year-old nephew to a couch while he went to work.
Disabled people are 1.5 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than nondisabled people, according to a government study.
A national credit card company has agreed to do a better job serving customers who are blind or deaf after it told a vision-impaired New Yorker she had to complete a written form to dispute a charge.
Prosecutors say the foster mother of a missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy won't face charges because there isn't enough evidence against her.
Detectives continued to focus their investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy despite prosecutors announcing there was not enough evidence to charge them with murder, police said.
Police say a developmentally disabled Dallas woman who was rescued from the back of a locked box truck had been beaten and left for more than an hour in 100-degree heat.
Should game developers do more to make their products more accessible? For readers, that’s a no-brainer.
Nissa Ludwig used to be musician and a dancer and a performer. But ever since a progressive metabolic disorder made it difficult to walk, “Rock Band” is as close as she gets to the stage.
When the BBC hired a pretty young actress to co-host a daily program for toddlers, it never expected viewers to complain that the young woman might give their children nightmares.
An Iowa state agency said Tuesday it intends to file criminal charges against the party responsible for lodging 21 mentally disabled factory workers in an unsafe, poorly heated building.
Prosecutors and a state agency are investigating the death of a 28-year-old woman who had dwindled to 48 pounds in a New Jersey-licensed home for developmentally disabled adults, officials said Tuesday.
Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with beating their mentally challenged adult cousin over a year with items such as a broom and pipe at the behest of an aunt too ill to do so herself.
The job market is anything but easy these days. But imagine if you were a disabled veteran having to deal with your injuries and reconnecting with civilian life while juggling resume writing, retraining and networking.
A U.N. convention to protect the rights of the world's disabled people has been ratified by enough countries to take effect, the U.N. rights chief said Friday.
A disabled freighter that had been drifting with 24 people aboard in the Bering Sea was repaired and under way again, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.
A man accused of threatening to punch and strangle a judge says the charges should be dismissed because, given that he has no legs and limited use of his arms, there was no way he could deliver.
In what the U.N. human rights chief called an unprecedented show of support to empower the physically and mentally impaired, 80 countries signed a U.N. convention enshrining the rights of the world's 650 million disabled.
The Good Bytes Cafe has stained concrete floors, jars of scones and a small bank of computers in the corner, making it much like any Internet cafe.
Mentally ill hurricane evacuees were often discriminated against during relief efforts last year, to the point of being banished from shelters or institutionalized against their will, a government report says.
UN: People With Disabilities Face Huge Obstacles The United Nations says hundreds of millions of disabled people around the world continue to face colossal obstacles in their efforts to lead a meaningful life. For the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is commemorated on December 3, the Unit …
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATION CLASS 2009 DREAM COMPUTER LITERACY CLASSES FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED AMERICA PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA Computer Literacy Classes 2009 Principles for Elderly and Disabled America
Update: Our Computer Literacy Classes for the elderly and disabled America ended with a 2 day Graduation Ceremony/Celebration, November 13/14, 2009.
Woman tricked mentally disabled co-worker to get his creditA Sandy woman is accused of ripping off a co-worker who has the IQ of a child. Police say she lied to him in order to get his credit.
'Wheelchair Recycler' Gives Back FreedomThe man best known as the "Wheelchair Recycler" has spent the past 11 years building and fixing power chairs for the people with the greatest need, but who often could not otherwise afford one. Permanently paralyzed in a car accident in 1995, David Heim, 47, of Marlborough, Mass …
As if the budget cuts to the elderly and disable weren't debilitating enough, the Austrian Immigrant has decided to strike another blow against those who cannot speak for themselves. The latest scam targets not only the elderly, but the blind and other disabled citizens.
Wheelchair-Bound Hero Tackles Sex Offender in Wal-Mart34-year-old degenerate Kevin Salyers sexually assaulted a young girl at the local Wal-Mart, then tried to flee.
You Thought the Segway was Cool? Amazing Unicycle Unveiled[video]Car-maker Honda has unveiled a prototype of a battery-powered unicycle, deigned for the elderly. The one-wheeled U3-X "personal mobility vehicle" can travel at speeds up to six kilometres (3.7 miles) per hour and was shown off in Tokyo, Japan.
Incident diary reveals ordeal of mother who killed herself and daughterOnce again when a single mother cries for help from law-enforcement they have better things to do and treat it as a waste of their time, then deny, deny, deny after it all hits the fan.
Man Charged With Leaving 3 Blind, Deaf Adults In CarADAMS COUNTY, Pa. -- An Adams County man is charged with leaving three blind and deaf adults in a car for about an hour Sunday while he ate at a diner in Frederick, Md.
Wisconsin pot suspect tries to disable camera, provides mug shot instead A suspected pot grower attempted to disable a surveillance camera but succeed only in providing police a close up.
Video: Drunk Man Drives Wheelchair On Freeway, Police SayDude was hammered, just rolling along the Marquette Interchange in his/a wheelchair. Those interchange curves are not friendly, and not the best place for a wheelchair. But evidently he doesn't really need the chair because he does get out of it. So whose chair is it?
Broken healthcare and broken lives excerpt: ""Along with every other pediatrician I know, I have seen far too often the unconscionable consequences of children not having healthcare coverage. One case still haunts me.
New Options for Diabetic Pets | Dog & Cat Health, Wellness, Products and Breed InformationNice overview on diabetic pets...
Students with disabilities could be evicted from schools because of 1955 clauseAn Oakland County Circuit Judge has ruled that Oakland County students with severe mental impairments can no longer attend class at a Bloomfield Hills elementary school.
Feinstein: Don't furlough workers paid by fedsexcerpt: "" Federal officials are asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to cancel furloughs for employees paid with federal funds so payments to thousands of disabled Californians aren't delayed"".
Nursing Assistant Slapped, Jumped On Patients Elderly, DisabledMurphy, a certified nursing assistant, is accused of grabbing an 89-year-old woman by the jaw during a bowel movement and forcing her onto a toilet, the Boston Herald reported.
I was a Respiratory Therapist. I loved my job. I don't know why people think that the grass is greener on the other side, that Healthcare is so bad it needs to be changed, or even what they want.
Parents kill disabled son and commit suicide A German couple killed their severely handicapped young son and then committed suicide because they could not accept their child's disability, investigators said Friday.
Three-legged dogs to showcase disabled pet companionship : County News : Boulder Daily CameraWhat a great article on three legged dogs...
Deaf Disabled Black Man Tasered In Bathroom For Taking Too LongSo President Barack Obama is meeting Cambridge Police Officer Crowley and Professor Louis Gates over for a beer tomorrow evening?
Schwarzenegger, what happens if you cut waste that isn't there?excerpt: ""Cuts are invariably cruel, no matter how necessary they are deemed. But there's one that stands out as much for the way it was sold as the pain it will bring to those least able to absorb it.
Web site features jobs for disabled veterans 7/15/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- With more than 3,000 job openings, the creators of a new Web portal are hoping to attract disabled veterans seeking employment.
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